VOLVO S70 · 2.4 Polar · Sedan · 1999 ‐ 2000

From 1999 Volvo launched production of automobiles type S70, modification 2.4 Polar and finished it in 2000. This auto has four doors, the body chassis is in the form a sedan, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.7 meters, which allows a seat 5 person total.

«S70 2.4 Polar» auto with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front-wheels. This automobile can speed up for 9.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 200 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a maximum output of 140 hp at 5700 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this automobile is 68 liters of petrol, therefore when normal fuel rate is 8.6 liters per 100 km (6.7 l on the track, 11.9 l in the city), what allows to go nearly 791 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 295 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/60VR15.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S70 received the great quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe vehicle. In addition to passive systems of safety (side, driver, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as EBD, ABS.